Former cricketer Aakash Chopra has given a big reaction to Shardul Thakur’s fantastic performance in the World Test Championship final against Australia.
He said that everyone was questioning Shardul Thakur’s place, but he silenced all his critics with his performance.
Shardul Thakur has delivered an excellent all-round performance in the World Test Championship final against Australia. He took two wickets in the bowling department and played a crucial inning of 51 runs in the batting when needed.
India did not have a good start in the match for the first two days, but the partnership between Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur brought India back into the game on the third day. They had a brilliant partnership between them. Shardul achieved his third Test half-century at the Oval, becoming part of the list of greats like Don Bradman and Allan Border.
There were many questions raised about Shardul Thakur’s place – Aakash Chopra
According to Aakash Chopra, when Shardul Thakur was included in the playing eleven, there were many questions raised about it.
During a discussion on his YouTube channel, he said, “Let’s talk about Shardul Thakur first because when India won the toss and decided to bowl on the first day, Ravichandran Ashwin was dropped. Instead of him, Shardul Thakur was played. The whole world had mixed opinions about this player. Everyone was wondering why Shardul Thakur was playing.”
Aakash Chopra further said, “Now the critics are saying that Shardul Thakur should have played, but Umesh Yadav shouldn’t have played. Instead of him, Ashwin should have played.”
